I first visited Sicily in 2001 and have been wanting to return ever since. In September I made the return journey in my trusty Morgan 4/4. I strapped my easel onto the back and drove from Mousehole in Cornwall to Sicily, Southern Italy. I covered about 3,500 miles using a mixture of road, railways and ferries. I drove down the west coast of this beautiful country - as if driving into a golden light.
I returned with a head full of images, an inspired soul, and a tired little car. Bundled into a shoebox, were the treasures of my trip, a collection of small works and notebooks. These are my remnants, fragments and memories of my journey, a way of still being there - a transitory bliss towards the light and heat of the South.

Tom Rickman 07

The work is exhibited at Gallery Holly Snapp, Venice, Italy June 2007 onwards.
The book Sicilia 06 can be obtained from either Gallery Holly Snapp or this website. or